Paralympic Games

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Paralympic Games

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Blend of paraplegic + Olympic Games.

proper noun the Paralympic Games

  1. plural, plural only An international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years as a counterpart of the Olympic Games and nowadays at the same venue. The flames will then be joined together next week at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, the home of the Paralympics, and the united flame will make its final journey to London for the opening of the 14th Paralympic Games next Wednesday.

    Similar: Paralympiad, Paralympics, Paras

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name international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics

EspañolJuegos Paralímpicos
한국어패럴림픽 Paereollimpik, 패럴림픽 경기 Paereollimpik gyeonggi
日本語パラリンピック Pararinpikku, パラリンピック競技大会 Pararinpikku kyōgi taikai
中文帕拉林匹克運動會 /帕拉林匹克运动会 Pàlínpǐkè yùndònghuì, 殘疾人奧林匹克運動會 /残疾人奥林匹克运动会 cánjírén Àolínpǐkè yùndònghuì, 殘奧會 /残奥会 cán'àohuì, 殘奧 /残奥 cán'ào
PortuguêsParaolimpíadas, Jogos Paraolímpicos
FrançaisJeux paralympiques
DeutschParalympische Spiele, Paralympics
Русскийпаралимпи́йские и́гры paralimpíjskije ígry, параолимпи́йские и́гры paraolimpíjskije ígry
العربيةأَلْعَاب بَارَالِمْبِيَّة ʔalʕāb bārālimbiyya

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@misc{paralympic_games_2026,
  title = {Paralympic Games},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paralympic%20games},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}